Sociolinguistic variation in Asian Englishes

This paper examines coronal stop deletion (CSD), the deletion of word-final /-t, -d/ in consonant clusters, in three new varieties of Asian English: China English, Hong Kong English, and Viet Nam English. The study seeks to determine to which extent the linguistic and extralinguistic constraints found to govern CSD in other varieties of English also impact CSD in emerging Englishes such as those examined in the current study. A total of 60 tertiary students, 20 from each variety of English, participated in the study. Results indicate that, while new Englishes such as China English, Hong Kong English, and Viet Nam English are affected by constraints such as linguistic environment and morphological conditioning, the proficiency level of speakers impacts CSD rates and the effects of the various constraints.

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Consonant clusters in Hong Kong English

World Englishes ◽

10.1111/j.1467-971x.2008.00581.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 27 (3-4) ◽

pp. 502-515 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

JANE SETTER

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Consonant Clusters ◽

Hong Kong English

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Patterns of variation in the consonantal phonology of Hong Kong English

English World-Wide ◽

10.1075/eww.31.2.02sew ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 138-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Andrew Sewell ◽

Jason Chan

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Developmental Pathways ◽

Phonological Variation ◽

New Varieties ◽

Hong Kong English

This paper examines inter-speaker phonological variation within a mini-corpus of spoken Hong Kong English. The study focuses on consonantal features, and indicates that variation in the use of these features follows patterns that are implicational or hierarchical in nature. The findings are presented in the form of an implicational scale, in which the use of a particular feature by a speaker implies the use of other features by that speaker. The implicational patterns are discussed with reference to the intelligibility characteristics of the features and possible developmental pathways among L2 users. The possible relevance of the findings for areas of study such as the description of new varieties of English is also considered, with particular regard to pedagogical applications.

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The pronunciation of Hong Kong English

English World-Wide ◽

10.1075/eww.29.2.03det ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 148-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

David Deterding ◽

Jennie Wong ◽

Andy Kirkpatrick

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Consonant Clusters ◽

Vowel Reduction ◽

The Status ◽

Sentence Stress ◽

Hong Kong English

This paper provides a detailed description of the pronunciation of English by fifteen fourth-year undergraduates at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. First, the occurrence of American features of pronunciation is considered. Then there is an analysis of the pronunciation of initial TH, initial and final consonant clusters, L-vocalisation, conflation between initial [n] and [l], monophthong vowels, the vowels in FACE and GOAT, vowel reduction, rhythm and sentence stress. Finally, the status of Hong Kong English is considered, particularly the extent of its continuing alignment with an exonormative standard.

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Teachers’ Feedback on a New Variety of English: The Case of Hong Kong English

Language Teaching ◽

10.30560/lt.v1n1p36 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. p36

Author(s):

Ka Long Roy Chan

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Native English Speakers ◽

English Speakers ◽

Short Report ◽

Negative Effects ◽

New Variety ◽

Hong Kong Students ◽

New Varieties ◽

Survey Responses ◽

Hong Kong English

The present short report reveals how teachers of English in Hong Kong (HKTEs) react to Hong Kong English (HKE). By employing a mixed method approach consisting of 100 survey responses and 28 interviews, types of feedback and activities teachers use when they encounter HKE in classroom were recorded and reported. The results showed that the two types of teachers of English – Native and Non-native English speakers – provided different kinds of responses because of the differences in attitude they held toward new varieties of English. The current study potentially sheds light on how different varieties of English could fit in traditional ESL curricula. Further research is warranted on how the feedback may affect English acquisition among Hong Kong students and whether the feedback brings positive or negative effects to the students.

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'They are going tomorrow, isn't it?' On the Use of Tag Questions in Indian English and Hong Kong English

10.29007/3jr2 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Miriam Criado Peña

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Sociolinguistic Variation ◽

Indian English ◽

Standard Pattern ◽

British English ◽

Text Types ◽

Standard Rule ◽

Tag Questions ◽

Hong Kong English ◽

Positive Statement

Tag questions in standard British English (BrE) follow a standard pattern consisting of an operator and a subject. This operator generally coincides with the preceding statement while the auxiliary “do” is the choice when the operator is absent. More importantly, a negative tag is generally attached to a positive statement and vice versa (i.e. you know her, don’t you?) (Quirk et al. 1985: 810).The Asian varieties of English are an exception insofar as apparently no standard rule is observed. The present paper investigates the use and distribution of regular and irregular tag questions in Indian English and Hong Kong English with the following objectives: a) to analyze the distribution of the construction of regular and irregular tag questions across these varieties; b) to assess their frequency across speech and writing, text types included; and c) to evaluate the sociolinguistic variation, if any. For the purpose, the Indian and Hong Kong components of the International Corpus of English (ICE-Ind and ICE-HK) will be used as sources of analysis.

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